Can-flanging and head-seaming mechanism.



1w4 858,785. l PATENTED JULY 2, 1907.

H. c. BLACK. v

GAN FLANG'ING AND HEAD SEAMING MEGHANISM.

APPLIUATION FILED APE.6.1906.

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No. 858,785. PATBNTBD JULY 2, 1807.

H.G.BLAGK. 8 GAN FLANGING AND HEAD SEAMING MBGHANISM.

APPLIOATION FILED APB. 6, 1906.

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H. c. BLACK. GAN'FLANGING AND HEAD SEAMING. MBGHANISM. APPLICATION FILED APR.6, 1906.

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Ipder. wi yesseap l y l @7gg/07 No. 858,785. PATENTED JULY 2, 1807.

l H.c.BLAcK. GAN PLANGING AND HEAD SBAMING MECHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED APE.6, 1906.

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No. 858.785. PATENTED JULY 2, 1907.

y H. o. BLACK. GAN PLANGINGv AND HEAD SEAMING MBGHANISM.

APPLICATION FILED APB.6, 1906.

UNITED 'STATES PATENT omnes.`

HENRY C.r BLACK, oF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

CAN-FLANGING AND HEAD-SEAMING MEHAN1SM.

Specification ofv Letters Patent.

Patented July 2, 1907,

Application tiled April 6, 1906. Serial No. 310,316.

To all 'whom 'it may concem:

Be it known that I, HENRY C, BLACK, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city and county of 'San Francisco, State of California, have invented cer- 'ftain new and useful Improvements in- Can-Flanging and vHead-Seaming Me'clzanism;f and I-do hereby declear, and exact de- `The hereinafter described mechanism is adapted for theflanging of ,either end of a can lbody and applying a loosely fitted head thereto by a double seamed joint,

the machine being especially adapted for rpackers geni erally employing cans for the placing of their goods on the market. l Ordinarily, the vcan isl supplied to the packer or canner with its bottom double seamed thereto, the uppenend of the can body-being outwardly' flanged to receive a'head after the can has been filled;

. the cans after being 'filled having their heads clamped thereon to form a double seamed joint. The serious vobjection to the cans th'us supplied to the packer reerly secure the head to the can after the sinne has been filled or packed.

By the use of the presently described apparatus, the empty can is supplied to the packer with its open -end unanged, vthe can after having been packed or filled with the goods to be placed on the market is then de livered to the Hanging portion of the machine and its open end properly .Banged to receive the can head to be applied thereto, the can head then being looselyl fitted onto the flanged endof the can and the can with. the head thus loosely applied being delivered to the crimping and seaming mechanism for unitingl the head Atheretoyby a double-seamed joint, thecan during the operation of flanging the end thereof and ,crimping the loosely applied -h'ead thereto byra double seamed joint `being l held against rotation.

had tothe accompanying sheets of` drawings'wherem- Figure l is a side-view of the machine in elevation, A

the mechanismfor imparting horizontal travel to the tables for receiving the, cans to be iianged,l-and Ifor crimping a loosely applied head thereto by .doubleV seemed joint being sectioned. Fig. 2 is atop plan view of the apparatus disclosing the feed devices for supplying the cans onto the receiving table for the Hanging mechanism, and the rotatable device for receiving the iianged cans and delivering the same to the receiving table for the crimping means. Fig. 3 is a longitudinall sectional top plan view of the machine taken on line er Fig. lof the drawings. Fig. 4 is a broken detail nlarged part sectional view disclosing one of the can end Hanging means, said view illustrating a can held toy the rotatable receiving table, the plunger of .the clamp-1 ing means lowered, and the mandrel head thereof within the open end of the held can above the head or -end f held therein, the means for actuating the vertically movable plunger,' the means for imparting rotation to the rotatable sleeve Carrying the flangingrolls and the' mechanism for actuating the hinged arm carrying the clamp for the can being disclosed. Fig. 5 is an en-A larged detail part sectional view of one o the crimping and seaming means for the can head or end, said View disclosing a broken section oi a, portion .of the receiving table and the can to be crimped and seamed held thereon, the can head or end being applied to the end of the can body,I saidsection of the means illustrating the positionn of the crimping roll-after having completed the crimping of a portion ofthe can head or end to the cir' cular iiange of the can body, 'such being the first stepof the crimping and seaming operation, the first seaming the criniping and seaming operation, in this view the 4first seamng roll being illustrated as having partially seamed the )crimped end to place the same at an inclination to the can body, the crimping roll having completed its work and being moved away from the body of thecan; 7 is a similar view illustrating the position ofthe final seaming rlls which force the metal of the flanged, crimped andpartially seemed endflrmly roll which acts on lthe flanged portion of the can body l being shown swung outward or away from the can body,

against the body ofthe can, such being the laststep inf the'I crimping and yseaming operation; these seamingf l on such lines as .to remove the sai'drolls; Fig. 8 is a plan 'lo comprehend the invention reference .should be view of oneI of the'cri'mping means, said view illustratand searni'ng means inward andthe vertically movable 'collar foi- -l actuating rolls, the rotating Ispindle to which collar isfeathered and the mandrel stem about Whichsaid als' I Y verotateso ,xiallybeingsectioned;` Fig. 9 a detailed broken sectionof acan prior to the end thereof being flanged; Fig. is asimilar view disclosing the can after its end has been flanged; Fig. 11 is n a broken detail section of a can with its head or end to be crimped and seanid loosely applied thereto; Fig. 12 is a similar view showing the 'position of the flange of the can head or end after the action of the crimping i roll, which is the first step ofthe crimping and seaming operation; Fig. 13 is a similar view showing the position ofthe ange ofthe can head or end and the flange ofthe can body after the actionoi the first seaming roll, which is' the second1 step of the crimping and seaming operation; and Fig. 14 isa similar view of the can with its ghead or end completely seamed thereto, which is the shaft isdrivengin any'suitable manner. The drive sleeve Ziextends through thebase plate 6, which plate the brackets 7 ior the vbearings 7', said brackets also being secured to the bearing 8, to which the guide post 1 is keyed. To this base plate 6 is secured the cam grooved ring 9, within the upwardly inclined cam groove 10of'which work the rollers 11, of the hereinafter described rods 112..

Each plunger rod 12 extends through the receiving table 13, the hub 13' ot' which is keyed to the drive sleeve 2. This receiving table is held a distance above the plate 6, by means of the hub 14, of said plate, on which the hub 13' ofthe receiving table bears.4 The plunger rods 12, four of such rods being shown, Fig. 3v of the drawings, extend through guideopenings 15g of a spider 15', which' spider is` keyed to the drive sleeve 2, so as to rotate therewith.

' Each plunger rod l2 has secured' thereto by a set screw 16, a projecting liftarm 16', ,the outer ends of each arm being forked to t within a circular groove 162, formed in the heads 17, which heads carry the flanging/rolls 17', Fig. 4 of-the drawings. The said heads 17 `are feathered to the spindled 18, which spindles rotate about the vertically movable rods 19, each'rod at its lower end carrying a mandrel 20, which mandrel,

T when its rod'19 is lowered, `as hereinafter described,

moves within the open end of the held can 21 to be flanged. The mandrel 20 is supported by the head 17,

being connected thereto byv means ofthe screws 22.

These Screws extend through a vertical-opening 22",'in the mandrel 20, the same being inserted from the under face of the saidmandrel, such .portions ofv'the screws moving'into the doVe-tailed-circular-groove 23, inter# cepted bythe vertical opening 22.

While the mandrel 20 and rod19 are supported by the head 517, the said head'is ree to turn or rotate without its-motioub'ing imparted to the .mandrel 20, the said-mandrel being held'against rotation by reason of the rectangular end-portion 23', of its'rod'lS, fitting within a similarly shaped socket 24'Iormed in a holding plate 24', secured to theupper face 'oieacharm 25x-a dially projecting from the hub 25' loosely tted on the ssa'zss' central guide post 1'. Within a vertical guide opening 426 in the outer end portion of cach arm 25, workstiieA Fig. l of the drawings. In the under face of this disk 29', `is formed the circular cam groove 30, within which Work the -rollers 30. These rollers are secured to the studs 3l., upwardly extending from lthe inner end portion othe'slide blocks 32. These blocks are formed with one or more projecting arms 32', which arms work through bearings 33, on the side of the guide bearings 27 thie'outer end of each arm or arms terminating in o.

-trunnion bearing 33', in which rest the trunnions 34, proj ectingfrom each hinged clamp arn134. In the form illustratedV there are two of such arms 32', oppositely disposed, termina-ting in separated bearings 33', 'between which the arm 34' rests. 'lhese arms are hinged tothe guide bearings 27, the lower end of cach arm carrying a can retaining iaw or clamp section A35. These retaining jaws or clamp sections are to holdthe upper portion of the body of'the can` 2l, firmly in its fixed jaw or mold 35', vwhich mold is secured by a bracket portion 36, to the rotatable receiving table 13. In height the mold or jaw 35' is slightly less than the can body to be flanged, the retaining jaw or clamp section 35, when thrown downward by the action o its 'clamp arm 34', completing the ring which compresses the upper end portion of the can body circumferentially and trucs the saine, in case the can body should be mashed by,V handling.

The-cans 21, 'Iilled or empty, are delivered onto the rotating'receiving table 13, by means of any'suitable -feed conveyer, or device 37, the lwermost can of the series contained therein being removed and'forcedon'to the table 13, the moment the same'is engaged by one of the iixed molds or ja'ws 35".

- After the can 2l to be flanged l'has been removed .from the feed conveyor 37 onto the receiving table 13, Athe said table will have rotated to such a position nsto carry the roller 30", foractuating the clamp arm 34',

A carrying the companion can jaw 85 which registers with the fixed mold or jaw 35', into-the inwardly inclined portion of Acam grooves 30, the travel'of the said roller 30',witliin such'portion of the 'cam groove 30, causing the'slide block 32 to be drawn inward; This movement of'the slide block, through 'the medium of the arms 32', throws the liinged'clamp arm 3.4 downward. As the said arm 34' is swung downward,"its canjaw or clamp section 35 engges thcuppei` cndportion of the can body and forces he said can body iirmly into thc fixed retaining jaw or mold 35'. At ille-,saine1 time,'due to thevcontinued rotation of the receiving table, the roller 1l, of the plunger rod 12'connected ,with-thenction of the described clamp devices for bhody., rides within the downwardly inclined portioniiof the cam groove 10, of the iixcdriug 9, Fig. l'o the draw- This mos ement of theplunger rod 12, `through the stares medium of the arm 16, carries therewith the head 17, feathered on the rotating spindle 18,v and draws down-v ward the yrodV 19, `forcingthe mandrel 20 into'the open end of thecan body'. With the downward movement of the head 17, the lflanging rolls 17. carried around byy the rotationof the head 17, which, as stated', is feathered to the rotating' spindle 18, are gradually moved downward against the projecting end ofthe can body rigidly held between the clamping jaws, and the `end of the body above the mandrel 20, is. gradually outwardly fianged, sothat'by the timethehead 17 Ahas moved its'full downward distance, an outwardly projecting circular fiang'e 38, for the open end of the can body is formed, Figs. 4 and 10 of the drawings, 'Inasmuch as the action of each of the series of Hanging dev vices is the same as the described movements, no attempt has been made to follow other than theaction-of one of the clamping and flanging means, it bein understood that the successive means receive the cans to be flanged, clamp thesame and outwardly flange the open end in the manner just described, the action of any one set of operative parts being the same as that of the remaining ones ofthe seri-es.

Where the apparatus is used to flange the open end of lfilled cans, the downward movable mandrel 20,

serves to firmly compressor pack the material therein.

' The moment the end of the can body has been properly flanged, theroller ll, by the continued rotation of'the receiving table, will'have movedinto such a positionwithin the cam groove 10, as to ride upon the upwardly inclined portion of the said cam groove, which imparts .a reverse movement to the 'plunger rod l2, lifting the same so as to move the head 17 .pward, and

' lifting the fiang'mg rollers 17 and the mandrel 20 clear of the flanged .can body. At the same time, the roller "controlling the action ofthe hinged clamp arm 34 rides upon the outwardly inclined portion of the cam ,groove 3Q, forcing its slideblock 32 outward, which throws the hinged clamp armv 34 upward, ythus moving the clamp jaw 35 away'from the flanged can, and leaving the same free within its seat, mold o'r jawi35.

The requisite. rotation. is imparted to theflanging rollers by the rotar-y`inotion of the spindle 18, which spindle is driven by the pinion 27 there of meshing with the teeth of the fixed gear ring'28, as the said pinion v.is carried around the gear ring 28, by the rotary travel of the spider 15, which spider is propelled during the rotation of thereceiving table 13, by reason ofits connection with' the drive sleeve 2. i By reason of the connectionlbetween the propelled pinion '27 of the spindle 1'8 and the stationary gear ring-28, the said spindle 18,

carrying theflanging yrollers 17",'will be `rotated at a much higher speed than the-drive sleeve '2.

l i The anged and released can-21 is removed from the fixed mold 35 of the receiving table 13 by means of the ,fixed semicircula'r molds-38,which molds arese'cured to the rotatable disk 39. As the released cans 21 are engaged by the lined molds 38, they are forced against the gi'lide plate 40, Figs. 12a-nd 3 of the drawings,

which gradually guide the same from off the receiving table I3 onto the inclined trackway 402, lthe cans being propelled ,thereon by means "ofl `theiured molds. 38, carried by therotatable' disk or- 'carrier`39;' As the"- cans 21 are moved over'jv thae'downwardly inclined ytary impelled receiving table x42.

portion Qftlie trackway 402, the cans are lowered so as Ito place the flanged end thereof immediately below the feed chute 40 for the can heads 41, the heads being .delivered thereto by said chute orrunway 40. The

rotation of the disk or carrier 39 propels the can 21 with its loosely applied head 41, onto the upwardly inclined portionof the trackway 402, until the loosely he'aded can is received by one ofthe fixed molds 41 of the receiving table 42, for the crimping and seaming v mechanism. and gradually removed from within the fixed mold 38 of the disk or carrier 39. VRotation is imparted to the disk orcarrier 39 by means of the gear which is secured to the vertical shaft 43 of the said y rotatable disk or carrier. This gear intermeshes with the pinion 43 on the shaft 44, which shaft is driven by means of thepinions 45-45 meshing respectively with the gears 3 and 46, the gear 46 being secured to the central shaft for the crimping and seaming portion of the machine. c y

The crimping and seaniing mechanism for securing the loosely applied head to the fianged. can end comprises a central shaft 47, to which is keyed the gear.

ceiving table for the cans 21, and the means for crimping and seaming the loosely applied can head or end` 41 of the open flanged. end of the ca n 2l held to the ro- The drive sleeve 48 passes through a hub 50, upwardly projecting `from a suitably supported stationary -base plate 50 ,v

which plate'carries the depending brackets 5l., which serve as supports for the bearings 52 and are connected to the lower bearing for thescentral y shaft 47. To th'e rotatable drive sleeve 48 is keyed the hub 52 of the receivingtable 42, within counter-sunk circular seats 53 of which Work the detached heads 5,3 of the-plunger rods 54, the stem 54 of each head 53 fitting within a l socket 55, in the end of each plunger 'rod 54, the lower` end of each stern 54 bearing ona spring 55 fitted within the sockets 55. Each plunger rod 54 works through a vguide extension 56, depending from the receiving table-42, and, k'in the lower bifurcated' end of each plunger od 54 lis secured a roller 56.l These rollers ride upon the inclined circular track 57, secured to the base plate 50 as the plunger rods 54 are carried ardund by the rotary travel of the receiving table 42,.

'To the base-plate 50 there is also attached a ring 57,

said ring having formed in its'inner face' an inclined camgroove 58. Withinthis cam groove 58 work.`th'e rollers 58 which rollersare'secured to a stud or pin voutwardly projecting from.v the lower end'of the vertically movable liit rods 59. These rods work throughopenings 59.A formed in the rotatable disk v60,` which disk is'keyed to the drive sleeve 48. Each rod 59 has secured thereto .bya set lscrew 60, a collar 61each collar 'carrying a lift plate 62. The outer end of each lift plate 62 is forked so a's to straddle a vertically movable collar 62",V feathered tol a hollow spindle 63, carrying the; head 63 to which the arms. of the crimping y and seaming rollers are hinged.

'cular groove or channel64, cutin each of the verticallyl The forked end of the lift plate 62 fits withinia cirmovable collars 62 the purpose of said plates is to raise and lower the said vertically movablecollars 62, as the lift rods 59 are forced up and down by the rollers 58 riding onto and off of the inclined portions of the 10 r cam groove 58, ofthe ring 574.

'y To the disks 60 are attached a series of guidebear ings 64 within which guide bearings work the hollow spindles 63. Each spindle 63 projects'beyond the said guide bearing 64 and to the projecting end portion thereof is secured a pinion 65. Said pinions mesh with and are driven by means .of the gear 65, which gear is -secured tothe upper end of the central shaft 47, the

' mandrel 66 secured to the lower end of each stem,

which mandrel engages with the head 41, loosely fitted onto the open flanged end 'of the can 21, and holds the same so positioned during the operation of crimping and seaming the said head or'end onto the open end of the can. The upper end of each mandrel stem 66, extendsthrough a guide opening formed inthe spider 68, secured to the end of the rotating shaft 47, each stem. being held against rotary movement by rea-son of its upper flattened end fitting within a similarly shaped socket 68 formed in the plates 69, attached to'the spider 68, immediately above the guide openings,

withinwhich guide. openings is tted the upper end of the sleeves 63. d g

To the head 63 keyed to each of the rotatable spindles 63 are hinged, in the present case, four arms, 70, 70 and 702, which arms'are held inwardly pressed at their upper end, by means of the spring ring 7l, Fig. l

8 of the drawings. To the lower end of the arm 70 is seclgred the circumferentially grooved crimping roller 72,*t5i1e arm 70, at its lower end, carrying the beveled face seaming roller 72, while the opposedhinged arms 702, located intermediate the arms 70 and 70, carry at their lower end the seaming rolls 73, each of the described `rollers being so disposed that the faces thereof worlsagainst the metal to be crimped' and seanied.

The can 21er the body onto which an end or head 41 'is to be seamed,` is fed onto the receiving table 42, by means of-fthebefore described rotatable carrier 39, the can, or can body, after having an end or head 4l seamed d thereto is removed from the receiving table 42 by the 3 of the4 drawings.

curvedguide plate 7 3 onto any suitable deliveryv conveyer or device, for receiving the-headed cam, or the can body to which an-end has beenseamed, Figs. 2 and While either end body, in describing the operation of the apparatus, the

`body shall be treated as having been received from the end `flangingtmehanism with its bottom applied thereto, and that the same'has been delivered to -the crimping and seaming mechanism-as a fi/lled can, and

in following the operation of crimping and seaming the head, the movements of only one ofthe crimping and seaining devices will be given, as the action of or head may be applied to a can the remaining devices constitutes a .mere repetition'.

. The operation of this portion of the machine may be placed onto the open end of the can, rmly against the mandrel 66, thus holding the can 21 clamped against rotary movement. The mandrel 66 lits within the depressed central portion of the head 41,

the depending portion 74 of the circular flange 74 of the said hcad-,41 encircling the outwardly projectingl circular flange 38 of the can 2l. 'lhe spring 56, lwithin` the socket 55, ofthe plunger rod 54, permits of the head 53 giving slightly to compensate for any slight variation in the height of the cans. As the can with its head loosely fitted thereto is clamped between the plunger head 53 and the mandrel 66, the roller 58 commencesV to ride upon the downwardly inclined portion of the cam groove 58, of the ring 57, lowering the lift rod 59, and, through the medium of the lift plate 62, carrying therewiththe slide collar 62. As this collar is forced downward, the outwardly inclined lower end portion 75 thereof, bears against the upper endl portion of the hinged arm 70, swinging the same to force the crimping roll 72 inward, the depending portionf7f4 of the can head flange 74 being engaged by the periphery of the said roll 72, and being gradually crimped or turned under the-circular flange 38, of tlie openend of the can 21, until the roll 72 stands in a position parallel to the body of the said can 21, the circular groove 75 in the periphery of the roll 72, permitting' the said roll to gradually crimp or turn under the depending portion of the can head flange 74 Figs. 5 and 12 of the drawings. The continued rotation' of the receiving table 'causes the roller 58 to continue its travel on the downwardly inclined portion of the cam groove 58, drawing the slide collar 62 downward, until the edge of the hinged arm 70 clearsithe 'inclined `portion 75 thereof, when the tension of the lspring ring 7l forces the upper end portion of the said arm 70 inward, so as to mclive` the `roller 72 away from the crimped joint of the held can. At the same time,

the upper end of the hinged'arm 70 is forced outward by the inclined shouldered portion 76 of the gradually lowering slide collar 62, forcing its lower end inward and causing the first acting seaming roller72 `to gradually move inwardS toward the can and;.tjo partially force the crimped joint tdward the body ofthe can 21, Figs. 6 and 13 of the drawings. The continuedv downward movement of the slide collar 2, causes the upper portion of the hinged arms 72 to move onto the surfacel 76 of the collar 62;, which gradually moves inward the lower end ofthe said hinged arms and causes the final seaming rollers 73 to force the crimped 4and apartially seamed joint rrnly `down onto the body of the can. 21, a double seamed joint `being thus formed, Figs. 7 and 14 of the drawings. It will be understood` that the mandrel 66 resists the pressure of the described rollers during the operation of crimping and seaming the can head to the end of the can, likewise that during the described operation the slide collar 62 is carried around by the rotation of the spindle 63, to which the said collar is feathered.

As the roller 58 moves `from off the downwardly inclined portion of the cam groove 58, and onto the upwardly inclined portion thereof, the lift rod 59 isl raised and the slide collar 62 through its connection therewith, gradually moves its fullupward distance, the pressure of the spring ring 71 restoring the hinged arms and 72. and the rollers carried thereby, to normal position. The moment the said arms carrying the seaming rollers 72 and 72l move away from the seamed end of the can, the roll 56 moves onto the downwardly inclined portion of the track 57 and the plunger rod 54 gradually descends by gravity, lowering therewith its head 53', until the seamed can 21 is flush with the surface of the receiving table 42. .The seamed can is then engaged by a fixed curved delivery plate 73', which plate gradually guides the cans from off the receiving table42 onto any delivery device, not shown.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent 1. In an apparatus for receiving and automatically Hanging the open end of cans and seaming loosely applied heads thereto, the same comprising a rotatable tableprovided with a series of can receiving jaws or molds, swinging clamp jaws for clamping the can into the fixed molds of the table andho1ding.the same against rotation, devices -for actuating said swinging jaws to clamp the cans and to release the same, Hanging rolls for engaging the projecting end of the held can and Hanging the same outwardly, means for imparting rotation to the Hanging rolls, de vices for moving the Hanging rolls toward and from the open end of the can, a seaming table having means thereonvfor receiving and seaming to the flanged cans loosely appliedheads, and a rotatable transferdisk located between the Hanging and seaming tables to deliver from one to the other, and receiving means on the transfer disk comprising fixed jaws or molds complemental to and co-operating with the aforementioned jaws on the Hanging table.

2. In an apparatus for the described purpose, the combination with a rotatable receiving table for the cans to be Hanged,. of a series of fixed molds carried-thereby for the cans, of swinging jaws for holding the cans clamped within the molds against rotation, of devices for actuating the swinging jaws during rotation of the receiving table to clamp the cans within the fixed molds and to release the same after the open end of the cans has been flanged, means for imparting rotation to the table and coperating means for receiving the flanged cans and delivering the same to a seaming mechanism, and mechanism for seaming looselyapplied heads thereto, said co-operating means including a transfer device having a plurality of receivingl jaws arranged to register with the fixed jaws of the Hanging table, as the cans are releasedvby the swinging jaws.

3. In an apparatus for receiving a can and automatically Hanging the open end thereof, the combination with means for receiving and holding the can to be hanged against rotation, of mechanism for Hanging the open end ofthe held can, devices for releasing the clamped can after the open end thereof has been Hanged, actuating means for said devices and,operatively connected mechanism for receiving the flanged can and seaming thereto a loosely applied head, a transfer means for delivering the flanged can to the seaming mechanism, and means for feeding a can head to said transfer means.

4. In an apparatus for the described purpose. the combination with the Hanging rolls, of the head to which said rolls are hold, of a. rotatable sleeve to which the said head carrying the Hanging rolls is feathered, of means for imparting rotation to said sleeve, devices for imparting vertical movement tol the head for movingr the Hanging rolls toward and from the open end of a held can, of mechanism for seaming a loosely applied head to the iianged can, and devices for delivering the iianged can to the seaming mechanism, and a feed chute for loose heads connecting with said delivery devices.

5. An apparatus for Hanging the end of cans and automatically seaming a loosely applied head thereto, the same comprising means for receivingand clamping a can against rotation, mechanism for Hanging the end of the held can, a transfer means, means for feeding a head to the can on said transverse means devices for crimping the flange of the head loosely applied to the flanged can and seaming the same thereto by a double seamed joint, and meansfor moving the crimping and seaming mechanism into and outI of engagement with .the held can.

6. An apparatus for Hanging the ends of cans, and seaming loosely applied heads to the flanged cans, the same comprising a rotatable receiving table having means associated therewith for Hanging the end of a can, a supplemental rotatable table having means associated therewith for seaming to the flanged end of the can a loosely applied head, yand a rotatable disk arranged between said tables, and having a jaw thereon, arranged to receive the flanged can from the iirst mentioned table and deliver the same to the supplemental table and connected gearing for nctuatingthe respective tables and disk.v

7. An apparatus for the describedpurpose comprisnga rotatable receiving table having associated therewith means for Hanging the open end of a can mounted upon the table, a supplemental table arranged to receive the flanged can. and having associated therewith means for seaming a loosely applied head to the flanged head of the can, a rotatable transfer means arranged intermediate the respective tables and operating to deliver the flanged can from the receiving table to the supplemental table, and means for feeding a head to the can as it is being transferred from bination of means for receiving a can body and Hanging the open end thereof, mechanism for crimping a loosely applied head to the Hanged end of a filled can, means for transferring the filled can with its open end Hanged from the Hanging means to the crimping mechanism, and means for feeding a head to the Hanged end of the lled can, as conveyed toward the crimping mechanism.

9. An apparatus for the described purpose, a horizontal rotatable receiving table having associated therewith means for Hanging the open end of a can mounted upon the table, a supplemental horizontally rotatable table arranged to receive the flanged can, and having yassociated therewith means for seaming a loosely applied head to the Hanged end of the can, a rotatable transfer means arranged intermediate the respective tables and operating to deliver the flanged can from the receiving table to the supplemental table, means for feeding a head to the can as it is being transferred from the one table to the other, and means whereby the can is maintained in an upright position throughout the series of operations mentioned.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto alixed my signa ture in the presence of Witnesses.

HENRY C. BLACK.

Witnesses:

I. CoMriroN, -D. B. RICHARDS. 

